![Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/47880dd8b72246a147f58a2435e0cda4604d75ba/0_139_4256_2554/master/4256.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=39f0a4e67050d2f2b043573dd14c5ed3)
Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian
![Two men led a team of 80 people, spent 5 years collecting 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milked them for their silk, and created the rarest textile on Earth: A golden silk Two men led a team of 80 people, spent 5 years collecting 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milked them for their silk, and created the rarest textile on Earth: A golden silk](https://external-preview.redd.it/4x3PI_AoXrmXGspLdSGicHqUAfXl-9MV5vSzYcppvVg.jpg?auto=webp&s=30f732fce64d0e6189618311f0a0f972386a15fd)
Two men led a team of 80 people, spent 5 years collecting 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milked them for their silk, and created the rarest textile on Earth: A golden silk
![The only piece of clothing ever made from spider silk. Woven by hand over the course of three years from the silk of millions of golden orb weaver spiders. : r/interestingasfuck The only piece of clothing ever made from spider silk. Woven by hand over the course of three years from the silk of millions of golden orb weaver spiders. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/rf77u4d7vvw21.jpg)
The only piece of clothing ever made from spider silk. Woven by hand over the course of three years from the silk of millions of golden orb weaver spiders. : r/interestingasfuck
![Spider silk: the bullet-stopping, plane-catching fabric that's got the fashion world spinning | South China Morning Post Spider silk: the bullet-stopping, plane-catching fabric that's got the fashion world spinning | South China Morning Post](https://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/700x400/public/images/methode/2017/10/04/6ab0071e-a7de-11e7-ac3e-6a4e39b7ad7c_image_hires_164010.jpg?itok=7lpewqA6&v=1507106415)